NACD 2013: DHS updates on CFATS, executive order

4:12 PM MST | November 20, 2013 | Lindsay Frost in Marco Island

Regulatory issues—particularly Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) and Obama's recently signed executive order to improve the chemical safety and security, is a widely discussed topic at the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) annual meeting, being this week held in Marco Island, FL. Todd Klessman, senior policy advisor for the infrastructure security compliance division at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), told attendees that DHS is on track with inspections and auditing of facilities that qualify as...